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>>woodruff: republicans and even some democrats are saying the white house should give ground on tax on medical devices. because what the companies say make these devices is that it's just causing them to have to move jobs overseas, eliminate jobs. they're saying there's a business reason, an economic reason to change that part of the health care law. >> well i think -- i think a couple of things. first if they want to have a conversation about anything letle take the fault and shut down off the table first. i think that's the most important thing here is you cannot use the threat of hurting the economy as a way to try to extract concessions so that's not going to happen. we are willing to talk to republicans about anything. as you remember the president took them all ought to dinner to talk about a big budgets deal. we are still waiting for a counteroffer many months later. finally there is an irony here which is after spending so much time running their campaigns they want to reduce the deficit, their big play is to repeal the tax on the medical devices which would raise the defici
>>woodruff: republicans and even some democrats are saying the white house should give ground on tax on medical devices. because what the companies say make these devices is that it's just causing them to have to move jobs overseas, eliminate jobs. they're saying there's a business reason, an economic reason to change that part of the health care law. >> well i think -- i think a couple of things. first if they want to have a conversation about anything letle take the fault and shut...
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states senate that would delay obamacare for one year and would delay permanently the million device tax that are costing us tens of thousands of joshes that are being shipped overseas. senate decided not to work yesterday. ooh my goodness if there is such an emergency where are they? >>ifill: the senate returned this afternoon. the chamber's democratic majority leader harry reid says it's time to stop playing political games. >> so our negotiation is over with and i've said that to two weeks. they should pass us here. they are closing down the government. i don't know what in the world is wrong with them. either fictionated on obamacare, it is the law -- fixated on obamacare. we are not going to wait until they pass rcr or otherwise the government is going to shut down. >>ifill: without even a partial compromise, the government will close down at midnight. among its most recent effect airnd,000 federal employees would be forced to stay home without pay. national parks across the country and popular tourist sites would be shuttered and first time home buyers could face delays in the gove
states senate that would delay obamacare for one year and would delay permanently the million device tax that are costing us tens of thousands of joshes that are being shipped overseas. senate decided not to work yesterday. ooh my goodness if there is such an emergency where are they? >>ifill: the senate returned this afternoon. the chamber's democratic majority leader harry reid says it's time to stop playing political games. >> so our negotiation is over with and i've said that to...
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by taxing depositors, they actually have the ability to also tax nonresidents, as we saw in your clip just now. there's a lot of british there but there are even more russian depositors so in that sense you actually end up having the ability to bring in tax revenue from non-cyprusians. that's a big advantage for the government of cyprus because this is money that otherwise they would have had to raise by cutting pensions or other types of austerity measures. >> woodruff: the russians and others stand to be hurt pretty badly by this. >> basically that's part of the strategy or the intent of both the euro area, the i.m.f. and the cyprusian government. >> woodruff: but the signal that sends, i mean, what's the message it sends to the rest of europe? i mean, how worried should they be that what's going on in cyprus and we don't know how this is going to play out because the banks are closed for the next few days. how worried should the rest of the banks in europe be? >> i don't think there's an immediate risk of sort of contagious bank run in other european countries in spain or italy. be
by taxing depositors, they actually have the ability to also tax nonresidents, as we saw in your clip just now. there's a lot of british there but there are even more russian depositors so in that sense you actually end up having the ability to bring in tax revenue from non-cyprusians. that's a big advantage for the government of cyprus because this is money that otherwise they would have had to raise by cutting pensions or other types of austerity measures. >> woodruff: the russians and...
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they are also going to be paying -- taxing themselves essentially to help pay arizona's additional share of medicaid expansion. so they're in all the way with an additional provider assessment to help pay our share of expansion. >> karen kasler, how much money at stake here, quite a few members of the g.o.p. in different states have said this first three years, free stuff is great but that 10% is still a lot of money to us later on. >> governor kasick it's $1 billion over seven years. that money issue is credit tall to a lot of republicans who are on the fence or opposed. they feel like expanding medicaid then if there chance federal government would not somehow follow through that would be a difficult benefit to take away. that's been a lot of the concern from conservatives, there have been some conservative think tanks that say, they're very concerned about the long term stability of the system. that is a real issue here is, well this money be there when ohioans need it over time. but hospital issue is critical here in ohio, too, we have a lot of rural hospitals, we have a lot of urban
they are also going to be paying -- taxing themselves essentially to help pay arizona's additional share of medicaid expansion. so they're in all the way with an additional provider assessment to help pay our share of expansion. >> karen kasler, how much money at stake here, quite a few members of the g.o.p. in different states have said this first three years, free stuff is great but that 10% is still a lot of money to us later on. >> governor kasick it's $1 billion over seven...
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he certainly not going to see any higher taxes coming out of the republican congress. >> brown: i'm sure you started the day with some hope in the church. where do you come out now after listening to this? >> i think there's still hope. i do think it's critical that we have a common vision that we work on. in my sermon today with the president i just said it may be the most important thing that you have on your agenda is to bring us together. if you can find some way, if we can find some way to come together around a couple of common, you know, common objectives, that helps us resolve some of these other things. right now we're so divided that no matter what comes up, we're going to find the same gridlock we have right now. i ti there's got to be... this has got to be an agenda near the top of the agenda to say -- i'm not minimizing anything else, those all need to happen -- they're not going to happen until we figure out how we work together, listen to one another, embrace the differences and find some way to forge forward. i don't see much hope for... i guess i agree with you, i don't
he certainly not going to see any higher taxes coming out of the republican congress. >> brown: i'm sure you started the day with some hope in the church. where do you come out now after listening to this? >> i think there's still hope. i do think it's critical that we have a common vision that we work on. in my sermon today with the president i just said it may be the most important thing that you have on your agenda is to bring us together. if you can find some way, if we can find...
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tax people and they want to dig in. i think republicans now realize eye don't know if they can carry the day on this-- but i think they now realize a smile, a lighter touch, talking about compromise, but staying tough to principle, repositioning themselves that could do a world of wonder. i think they just need a break now. i think they need the focus to be on the white house, the president and the democrats. >> ifill: what they're counting on then you're saying not that the vision will change but the implementation will be so unpopular for the white house they will then be able to regain their footin footing there that? >> in fact, the country is very concerned about spending. they're concerned about these huge deficits and debt. that's an argument that maybe republicans can get some traction on. i thought this was a good day for john boehner who has had a lot of bad days in leading the house. this was a crase where they had a retreat last weekend. people who were there said it was a very som bell retreat and they agre
tax people and they want to dig in. i think republicans now realize eye don't know if they can carry the day on this-- but i think they now realize a smile, a lighter touch, talking about compromise, but staying tough to principle, repositioning themselves that could do a world of wonder. i think they just need a break now. i think they need the focus to be on the white house, the president and the democrats. >> ifill: what they're counting on then you're saying not that the vision will...
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to make certain that there are no problems in terms of their background, to pay a fine, to pay their taxes, and then they would be here in a probationary status where they could not be deported. they could work. and we watched them as a number of other things evolve and progress under the bill. border security leading to green cards, leading to citizenship. >> woodruff: we hear some advocacy organizations saying, wait a minute. even that level of requirement is going to be a disincentive. they're not going to want to sign up if they have to pay a fine and so forth. >> well, i'll tell you. that's going to be part of it. we believe that these people who have lived here for so many years in fear and have tried to make a best of their lives and the lives of their families are prepared to earn their way into legal status and to citizenship. and the argument that they would not pay a fine and such, i really think that will not be a major obstacle. we went through this with the deferred deportation under the dream act. almost 400,000 people came forward. they paid the amount that was necessary. >
to make certain that there are no problems in terms of their background, to pay a fine, to pay their taxes, and then they would be here in a probationary status where they could not be deported. they could work. and we watched them as a number of other things evolve and progress under the bill. border security leading to green cards, leading to citizenship. >> woodruff: we hear some advocacy organizations saying, wait a minute. even that level of requirement is going to be a disincentive....
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yesterday, the cypriot parliament rejected a bill to tax bank deposits. today, lawmakers crafted a plan "b." we have a report from jonathan rugman of "independent television news." >> reporter: why would the finance minister of a sun-kissedile be braving moscow's weather? because he's desperate for money. he came begging for around $5 billion euros and doesn't intend to leave without it. >> there were no offers, nothing concrete. we are continuing discussion. we are happh a good beginning and looking forward to continuing this discussion over the next few hours. >> and while the cypriots have flown to russia, the russians have flown to cyprus. in a country where cash points still work, even if the banks behind them don't. these banks are not set to reopen until next tuesday. any dash for cash, and they could collapse. >> cyprus is facing on the economic side a question of survival. >> reporter: even the orthodox church has joined the scramble for a solution. the island's archbishop today told the president he would put the church's vast property portfolio
yesterday, the cypriot parliament rejected a bill to tax bank deposits. today, lawmakers crafted a plan "b." we have a report from jonathan rugman of "independent television news." >> reporter: why would the finance minister of a sun-kissedile be braving moscow's weather? because he's desperate for money. he came begging for around $5 billion euros and doesn't intend to leave without it. >> there were no offers, nothing concrete. we are continuing discussion. we...